Natural Resources and Human Health
Plants of Medicinal and Nutritional Value - Proceedings of the 1st WHO Symposium on Plants and Health for All - Scientific Advancement, Kobe, Japan, 26-28 August 1991
Published in June 1992
Book
Hardback
246 pages
978-0-444-89407-6 (ISBN)
Description
Primary health care, as defined at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (Alma-Ata.1978) is the key to attaining "Health for All by the Year 2000" which is a goal engaging every nation of the world to improve health. Protecting the contribution of plants for the present and future health of mankind involves action on different fronts such as economic, scientific, environmental and promotional. This book is the record of the WHO symposium highlighting the importance of plants to mankind and emphasizing the role that plants play in maintaining the balance of our ecosystem.
Primary health care, as defined at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (Alma-Ata.1978) is the key to attaining "Health for All by the Year 2000" which is a goal engaging every nation of the world to improve health. Protecting the contribution of plants for the present and future health of mankind involves action on different fronts such as economic, scientific, environmental and promotional. This book is the record of the WHO symposium highlighting the importance of plants to mankind and emphasizing the role that plants play in maintaining the balance of our ecosystem.
Primary health care, as defined at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (Alma-Ata.1978) is the key to attaining "Health for All by the Year 2000" which is a goal engaging every nation of the world to improve health. Protecting the contribution of plants for the present and future health of mankind involves action on different fronts such as economic, scientific, environmental and promotional. This book is the record of the WHO symposium highlighting the importance of plants to mankind and emphasizing the role that plants play in maintaining the balance of our ecosystem.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-444-89407-6 (9780444894076)
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Content
Opening address - Our earth and our health (H. Nakajima) Plants and the ecosystem Evolution and the ecosystem (E.R. Pianka) Desertification: Prevention and perspectives - Case studies on vegetable production in the desert at Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico (M. Sasaki) Plants and technology: Future orientation Plant resources and biotechnology (J.G. Scandalios) Biotechnology of plant: Useful metabolites (H. Ohkawa) Plant biotechnology: A powerful tool to use plant resources and to improve the environmental impact of agriculture (J. Schell) Strategy for utilization of medicinal plants Importance of medicinal plants: WHO's programme (O. Akerele) Ethnomedicine: Past, present and future (M.J. Plotkin) Preclinical assessment of medicinal plants (N.R. Farnsworth) Biotechnology and medicinal plant production (J.-J. Bonet) New chemical structures from higher plants (G.B. Marini Bettolo) Detection of anti-mutagenic and anti-carcinogenic plants by short-term tests (Y. Kuroda) Clinical application of research results Anti-cancer drugs from marine organisms (I. Kitagawa and M. Kobayashi) Anti-inflammatory drugs from plants (W.B. Stavinoha and S.T. Weintraub) Dietary plant proteins for reducing risks of chronic diseases (K. Yasumoto) Structures and functions of taste modifiers and sweet proteins (Y. Kurihara) New approaches for health Dietary fiber and new sugars (T. Oku) Plant lipids and health (M. Sugano) Plant polysaccharides and health (J.H. Cummings and H.N. Englyst) Round Table - Plants and health for all: Scientific advancement and research in countries Introduction - Round table discussion (O. Akerele) The general use of plant medicine in recent Japan (K. Matsumoto) Round table discussion (R.K. Adadevoh) Plants and health for all (H.M. Said) Treatment of chronic congestive heart failure with traditional Chinese medicine: 20 years of progress (Qiu Zhuoyi and Ou Ming) The 1990's: The status of pharmacognosy in the United States (A. DerMarderosian) Index of authors